Zimbabwe's gold exports in July 2024 contributed 34.2% to the total exports, according to the latest Zimstat's trade report. This output increased from 30.5% in June exports. However, it was still lo

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit has narrowed for the first time in a while, reaching US$198.7 million, a 27.7% decrease from the July 2024 deficit of US$274.9 million. The country has not recorded a trade su

Gold exports in September 2024 surged to 40.2%, up from 37.9% in August and 34.2% in July while tobacco exports, partly or wholly stemmed, followed closely at 19.3%, marking a notable growth from 13%

Zimbabwe's September trade deficit widened by 4.2% to US$207.6 million from US$199.1 million in August, according to the latest trade data released by Zimstat. This increase resulted from a substantia

Harare- Zimbabwe's trade deficit narrowed in October 2024, despite remaining in the red. According to data from Zimstat, total exports reached US$698 million, representing a 16% year-on-year decline f

For Zimbabwean businesses and policymakers, this figure raises a pressing question: is it enough to pull South Africa—and the region—out of its economic quagmire? As Zimbabwe’s largest trading partner

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit reached a s US$217.7 million in February 2025, a 124.2% increase from the US$97.1 million deficit recorded in January, reflecting a deepening economic crisis driven by declini

he United States has imposed new tariffs on Zimbabwe as part of President Donald Trump’s rollout of a trade war strategy, introducing “reciprocal tariffs” that subject Zimbabwean goods to a minimum ta

The United States has extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference programme to 31 December  2026, offering temporary certainty to African exporters eligible for duty-free a

Zimbabwe has achieved a significant milestone in its external trade performance in 2025, with the annual trade deficit contracting to just USD 404 million, the lowest in the past five years and a dram

Zimbabwe's goods trade surplus fell by 52.6% in January 2026, dropping from US$240.1 million in December 2025 to US$113.7 million, the sharpest monthly deterioration in the trade balance in recent mem

Zimbabwe has recorded a fourth consecutive monthly trade surplus, with export earnings of US$969 million outpacing imports of US$856 million to yield a surplus of US$114 million in January 2026, accor

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade recorded a surplus of US$46.5 million in February 2026, according to the latest trade data, marking the fifth straight surplus, the best performance in Zimbabwe’s trade.

ZimStat, Zimbabwe's national statistics agency, has reversed its prior month trade position for February 2026, reclassifying what it had previously reported as a USD 46.5 million surplus into a defici

Zimbabwe's April 2026 diesel import bill reached USD 132.5 million, a 44.6% increase from March 2026's USD 91.6 million and the highest monthly value recorded from December 2022 through April 2026, a

Zimbabwe's 2025/26 soyabean harvest reached 119,067 metric tonnes from 56,562 hectares harvested, according to the Second Round Crop, Livestock and Fisheries Assessment Report presented to Cabinet on

Zimbabwe’s wheat planting programme has reached 128,459 hectares, surpassing the national target of 125,000 hectares by approximately 3,459 hectares or 2.8%. The Agricultural and Rural Development Au

Zimbabwe's goods trade balance for May 2026 was a deficit of USD 193.7 million, a 14% increase from April 2026's USD 169.9 million. Exports grew 11.6% month-on-month from USD 792.3 million to USD 884

Zimbabwe's goods exports reached USD 884 million in May 2026, the second highest monthly export figure on record and an 11.6% increase from April 2026's USD 792.3 million, driven by semi-manufactured

Zimbabwe spent US$20.12 million importing electrical energy in May 2026, the highest monthly electricity import bill since September 2024. The payment rose 43.8% from US$13.99 million in April and sto